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New book “Microbicides in Coatings” is out
The new book "Microbicides in Coatings" from Frank Sauer provides a comprehensive overview of the working mechanisms and possible applications of microbicides ...
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Mid-year survey: Critical condition
The coatings business in the first half of 2017 was between good and adequate for many companies. However, the raw materials situation is becoming a severe issue ...
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British Coatings Federation wins “Trade Association of the Year 2017
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) beat over 300 other trade associations in the UK to be crowned "Trade Association of the Year 2017", the ultimate accolade ...
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New kind of coating could revolutionise hypersonic aerospace vehicles
Travelling from London to New York in just two hours? Researchers have developed a new kind of ceramic coating that could come closer to the vision of hypersonic...
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Replacing titanium dioxide in printing inks
Titanium-dioxide is an expensive raw material, especially at the moment. A recent technical paper shows how TiO2 can be partially replaced in flexo inks and...
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Pilot Chemical Company acquires ATRP Solutions
Pilot Chemical Company, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has purchased ATRP Solutions, Inc. located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The purchase expands Pilot's ...
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Facts in Five: The German market
In Europe, Germany is the largest market of paints and coatings. How is the situation on the market currently? European Coatings has gathered five facts.
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Could concrete help solve the problem of air pollution?
Researchers have discovered that sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to air pollution, is removed from the air by concrete surfaces. Their findings could be a ...
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July/August issue of the European Coatings Journal is out
How nice is it to walk on wooden floors or look at buildings made of wood: It all feels so natural and homey. This is only one of the reasons for the ongoing ...
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Arkema increases photocure resin production capacity in China
Arkema has announced a project to expand by over 30% production capacity at Sartomer’s Nansha facility in China.
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Novel flame retardant epoxy curing agents from renewable resources
Researchers have prepared two novel bio-based phosphorus-containing epoxy curing agents derived from myrcene and castor oil and investigated the comprehensive...
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Sika appoints new Regional Manager EMEA
Ivo Schädler will assume responsibility for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and will join Sika's Group Management. He succeeds Paul Schuler, who...
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Autogenous shrinkage of high performance concrete
Autogenous shrinkage is a major concern in early age cracking of high performance concrete. Low water-to-binder ratio and incorporation of supplementary cementitious...